Mr. Jackson of
Illinois introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and
affordable housing.

That the following article is
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

—1.

All persons shall have a right to decent,
safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, which right shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or any State.

2.

The Congress shall have power to enforce
and implement this article by appropriate
legislation.